What is EdgeProtocol?

EdgeProtocol is a secure control plane for infrastructure operations. Lightweight outbound-only agents run on your Linux servers and edge devices so teams can execute commands, manage files, and debug production through a dashboard — with approvals and an immutable audit trail, and without SSH or open inbound ports.

Do I need to open firewall ports or change my network?

No. EdgeProtocol uses an outbound-only agent that initiates connections from your device to the control plane. There are no inbound ports, no VPN requirement, and no firewall changes. It works over spotty satellite or cellular links as well.

Who can approve actions, and can nothing run without approval?

Sensitive actions go through configurable approval workflows and role-based access control. Nothing risky runs silently — a designated approver must approve before the agent executes the change, so junior engineers can operate safely while security stays in control.

What does the audit trail include, and how long is it kept?

The audit trail records who did what, when, and why — including commands, file edits with unified diffs, and approval decisions. Retention depends on your plan (from 7 days on Free up to multi-year or custom retention on higher tiers), and Pro includes SOC2 / compliance export.

Is this only for Linux, or can we manage other devices?

The EdgeProtocol agent targets Linux systems across cloud, on-prem, and edge — including industrial sites and single-board computers like Raspberry Pi and Jetson. If you need broader platform support, contact sales for your environment.

You describe the problem in natural language. Watt investigates across enrolled devices, proposes safe commands, streams live terminal output, and pauses for human approval before restarts, installs, or config changes. Every step is logged for compliance and postmortems.

How is EdgeProtocol different from SSH or a VPN?

SSH and VPNs grant session access into machines. EdgeProtocol replaces that with controlled execution: outbound-only connectivity, role-based permissions, previewable changes, mandatory approvals for sensitive actions, and a complete audit log — purpose-built for teams and compliance, not shared keys.

Who is EdgeProtocol for?

EdgeProtocol is for operations teams in energy, manufacturing, cloud, and industrial edge environments — anywhere remote access must stay secure, auditable, and reliable over constrained networks.

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Secure remote ops for edge devices — without SSH

EdgeProtocol is a secure control plane for infrastructure operations: run commands, manage systems, and debug production with approvals and audit trails — no SSH required. Built for energy, manufacturing, and industrial edge teams everywhere.

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No inbound portsApproval workflowsImmutable audit trail

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Daily Insight

Efficiency increased by 12% after the latest firmware rollout.

Works with your existing stack

The problem

Managing infrastructure is messy, risky, and outdated

When something breaks in production, teams scramble — because the tools weren't built for how teams actually work.

Teams still rely on

Shared SSH keys
VPN access to production systems
Tribal knowledge of who runs what
Manual commands with no approval flow

This leads to

Security risks — uncontrolled access, exposed ports, no accountability
Operational bottlenecks — senior engineers become gatekeepers
Zero visibility — no record of who changed what, when, or why

prod-api-01 — session

edge@prod-api-01:~$ systemctl status nginx

● nginx.service - A high performance web server

Active: active (running) since Mon 2026-06-09 14:22:01 UTC

...

edge@prod-api-01:~$ _

Cloud VMs

AWS · Azure · GCP

Linux servers

On-prem · datacenter

Edge devices

Pi · Jetson · IoT

Outbound only

Control plane

approvals · audit · RBAC · no inbound ports

Your team

Dashboard · Watt

CommandsFile opsLog streamingWatt

The solution

What does EdgeProtocol replace SSH with?

A secure control plane for infrastructure operations. Instead of logging into machines, you interact with them through a controlled, auditable system.

Agents run on your machines — VMs, servers, and edge devices
Outbound-only connections — no open ports, no VPNs
Execute commands, manage files, and debug systems safely
Every action is tracked, approved, and recorded

How it works

How does EdgeProtocol work?

From agent install to audited operations in four steps.

Install a lightweight outbound-only agent on each Linux device, connect it to your control plane, run diagnostics and changes from the browser, and require human approval before anything risky — with every action written to an immutable audit trail.

Install the agent

Install the lightweight EdgeProtocol daemon on any Linux system — physical server, VM, or edge device such as a Raspberry Pi or Jetson.

Connect securely

The agent opens an outbound-only connection to your control plane. No inbound ports, VPN tunnels, or firewall changes are required.

Take action

From the dashboard, browse files, run diagnostics, stream logs, and deploy fixes without opening direct SSH access to production.

Stay in control

Sensitive actions require human approval and are written to an immutable audit trail with who, what, when, and why.

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Autonomous ops with approval gates

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How does Watt work?

Describe the problem in plain language. Watt investigates issues, runs safe commands, and pauses for approval before anything risky — with a full audit trail.

Natural language — no need to remember command syntax
Autonomous diagnosis across your enrolled devices
Approval gates for restarts, installs, and config changes
Every step logged for compliance and postmortems

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Live terminal

Watch commands run in real time

When Watt executes diagnostics or fixes, output streams live into the session — the same terminal experience you'd get on the device, without opening SSH.

Streaming stdout and stderr as commands execute
Stop or interrupt long-running processes mid-flight
Full session output captured in the audit log
Explain any output block with one click

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Live command output streamed in chat

Live demo

Watch Watt run diagnostics with live terminal output

nginx is returning 502 on prod-api-01. Can you diagnose and fix it?

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Admin › Logs

Audit Logs

Monitor all infrastructure security events and administrative changes.

Live Stream

Export

All organizations

All devices

All action types

Timestamp	Device	User	Action Type	Summary
Jul 4, 2026 14:22:01	prod-api-01	M marcus@acme.io	Run Command	journalctl -u api -n 200
Jul 4, 2026 13:58:44	prod-api-01	S sarah@acme.io	File Change	/etc/nginx/sites-available/api.conf	Rollback
Jul 4, 2026 11:15:22	edge-gateway-7	A alex@acme.io	Health Check	curl -sf http://localhost/health

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Audit trail

Every change recorded. Roll back with one click.

The audit log mirrors your production dashboard — filter by device, user, or action type, inspect unified diffs for file changes, and roll back to a previous version through the approval workflow.

Immutable log of commands, file edits, and approvals
Unified diffs for every config change
One-click rollback creates an approval job
Export for compliance and post-incident review

Key features

Everything you need to operate infrastructure safely

Secure by default

No inbound ports
No SSH exposure
No shared credentials

Safe collaboration

Role-based access control
Approval workflows for sensitive actions
Let junior engineers operate safely

Full audit trail

Every command recorded
Who did it, when, and why
Built for compliance and debugging

Watt-powered operations

Ask questions about your infrastructure
Execute tasks with Watt
Automate repetitive workflows safely

Works everywhere

Any Linux system
Cloud, on-prem, or edge
No complex setup

Pending approval

kubectl rollout restart deployment/api

Risk preview

Restarts 3 pods in the api deployment. Expected brief downtime during rolling update.

Requested by alex@acme.io · requires approver role

Use cases

Built for teams operating at scale

Dev and IT team collaborating around a laptop

Dev & IT Teams

Manage Linux servers in the cloud and on-prem
Replace ad-hoc SSH with structured operations
Let teams collaborate safely on production systems

Oil refinery and industrial facility at night

Industrial & Energy

Operate edge devices in oil, gas, and energy
Support industrial and manufacturing sites
Maintain visibility across remote field hardware

Raspberry Pi, Jetson, and industrial edge devices

Single-Board Computers

Raspberry Pi, Jetson, and hobbyist boards
Prototype and deploy without VPNs or exposed ports
Debug and manage devices from anywhere

Why now

Why replace SSH with EdgeProtocol?

Infrastructure is more distributed, more critical, and more regulated — but interactive SSH was never designed for teams, approvals, or audit.

Comparison of typical SSH and VPN access versus EdgeProtocol
Capability	SSH / VPN	EdgeProtocol
Network model	Inbound ports or broad VPN	Outbound-only agent
Approvals	Chat / tribal knowledge	Built-in multi-user workflows
Credentials	Shared keys common	RBAC — no shared SSH keys
Audit evidence	Optional shell history	Immutable log + file diffs
Watt	Outside the access path	In-flow with approval gates
Pricing signal	Bastion + VPN tooling sprawl	Free tier; Core from $199/mo